I slept in Mercedes EQC and ate vegan burger with bacon

[@christopherritsch1494]

To see the charging speed you need to press the left touch button on the steering wheel... no need to open and close the door!

[@salemyr]

If you press the left navigation thingy on the steering wheel you get the charging screen

[@pqvid]

Bjørn, it’s actually time for Circle K to start offering „TeslaBjørn Special“ :)

[@lezzeti]

Today he's referred to as Merca-Bjørn! Tomorrow he might be back to Tesla-Bjørn. And let's just hope he's registered the name as a trademark ..

[@redmantech8167]

💯 we need to see this, circleK would have 200+ thousand people lining up for that tasty

[@larsandroid]

I like the petrol vs EV cost comparison at the end Björn. Here in New Zealand it's very similar where petrol is far more expensive than EVs. However, this is mostly due to roughly 70% of the petrol price consisting of road taxes (to maintain and build roads), whereas EVs pay no road tax currently. They will probably introduce road charges for EVs in 2024, which will largely take away the cost advantage of an EV. How is the tax on petrol in Norway, and how will road maintenance costs be charged once the petrol user doesn't pay/exist anymore?

[@Atamanxxxvii]

They're already introducing road tax for EVs here in the UK, but even if they charge double the highest band it wouldn't offset fuel duty, and they can't justify charging people that much when they do next to nothing to maintain the roads anyway. It's likely the current high electricity prices in Europe will just never return to normal in a bid to claw back revenue.

[@MrOmdahlsPhoto]

Really nice film, and we look forward to having our EQC in February

[@vico5980]

Good job, diving into that burger!

[@timypp2894]

Oh man, I was Watching and thinking Bjorn is going to pile his face into that vegan bacon with bag and all.. I laughed. Yep, that's me too, face in bag.

[@petercorrin2414]

I only watched this one to see him dive into the burger and his reaction. LOL

[@redmantech8167]

Enjoying your new style videos, you seem reenergised which is great. Just missing a few livestreams! Just imagine what a Merc and Tesla child car would look and feel like. That would be some amazing luxury with leading tech and entertainment!

[@danedane6613]

Thank you for testing the EQC again, and it still seems a great car, despite the newcomers to the market!

[@dragospahontu]

It is not very efficient

[@DainHunter]

@@dragospahontu No big SUV is. Aerodynamics wont allow it.

[@dragospahontu]

@@DainHunter exactly

[@DainHunter]

@@dragospahontu But i would say that 414km range is sufficient for 90% of people. And charging it at a charging station takes 30-40min max.

[@dragospahontu]

@@DainHunter for me Volkswagen ID.3 is a better value proposition.

[@hemmper]

I think sleeping comfort tests are important. Just knowing I have the possibility to get good sleep if needed is reassuring even if I just do it once or twice a year.

[@peterrandall3369]

The headlights look amazing. You could add that test to your spreadsheet

[@sthaukeb]

15:40 you missed the worst case electricity price too. Not many has the option for fast charging at 2 NOK/kWh, i.ex if you have to charge at Mer or Recharge.

[@bjornnyland]

You didn't watch the video? At least 80 % of the fast charging I did on this trip was on Ionity. Price for Mercedes is 1.65 NOK/kWh at Ionity.

[@sthaukeb]

@@bjornnyland offcourse i did. And you did not get my point. You did take worst case scenario with fossil. But not with electric. Calculate if you must charge at Mer or Recharge.

[@LasVegar]

I charge for free at my job

[@gelisob]

1:04 you need to use lens heater strap with usb pack in such conditions for timelapse etc, 10€ or something. goes around lens and velcros to itself.

[@dellyet]

In morning you will wake up dead 😆 So funny 👍

[@johnair1]

Vegan burger in the title and i get Vegan Burger ads : ) The algorithm does his job : )

[@patrickmaessen2313]

I'm very curious about how you're going to experience the EQS. Nice video!

[@JPetr94]

15:54 ...Wake Up Dead - that's where the Megadeth song kicks in 🤟😎

[@kwmlin02]

Bjørn, Does this kind of Tesla camping mode work when the EQC is charging while you sleep in the car with heat on? Or this only work when you are not charging the car? Also can you lock the car and disable the motion sensor alarm, so that you will not trigger the security alarm when you car camping in a locked car?

[@DeeSock]

You can easily disable the motion alarm but don't need to because car realizes anyway that it was locked from inside.

[@kwmlin02]

@@DeeSock Thanks. Does this kind of Tesla camping mode work when the EQC is charging while you sleep in the car with heat on? Or this only work when you are not charging the car?

[@rorywelburn9909]

hII bJORN WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TEST THE NEW mgzs ev . You are the best person to do this as you;ve tried the old one and own one

[@garybean2205]

would be beneficial for the manufacturers to provide 24/7 access to reviewers to ask about operational methods.

[@spacemanbowkonami]

It seems that Norway is making a lot less money on charging that e.g. over here. DC fast charging over here is 69 eurocents per kWh. That is without subscription, with low tier subscription (+- 5 euro per month) it drops to 60 eurocents/kWh and with the highest tier (+-14 euro per month) it drops further to 56 eurocent/kWh. Back of napkin math with your stats, ignoring the AC charge (which is more expensive here than your fast charge in any of the aforementioned tiers) brings me at between 122 and 150 euro for the trip. The AC part would add another 25 to 30 euro, bringing the total at 147 to 180 euro. Even (slow)charging at home will set us back 0.18 to 0.27 euro/kWh, given that no tarriff changes "invented"... Fossil fuel with your stats (for the whole trip) would be either 104 or 167 euro using official prices, pump prices can about 8% lower...

[@michalerban3120]

Next time try Beyond Meat burger.

[@bjornnyland]

Not available at Circle K where the Ionity charger is...

[@byddf]

The word "beyond" sounds very similar to "Bjorn" to me

[@legendbjaj]

I may have missed it but did you consider opportunity cost in charging time ie. how much is your time worth as you wait for the battery?

[@zebruguesmefu]

1 nok/kWh? Where do you get that from? are you forgetting the grid and meter? its more like 2 nok/kWh at home and 5.39 nok/kWh at Circle k.

[@bjornnyland]

As you probably noticed, I only charged briefly at Circle K once. I checked the log and it was only 11 kWh. Not too significant at all. You can ask youself: Why would you charge at Circle K at 5.5 NOK/kWh where you can get plenty of Ionity instead at 1.65 NOK/kWh?

[@meremail]

I am looking forward to the EQS tests. It made me wonder about car insurance for reviewers. Does the manufacturer cover insurance for press cars?

[@bjornnyland]

Yes

[@aliendroneservices6621]

9:24 Burger time!

[@lithosh007]

Hey Bjorn, NIO swap stations are open in Norway. Please redo the 1000km challenger by using battery swap service…please

[@bjornnyland]

Nope, they are not open yet.

[@jtparker4978]

Vegan burger with bacon is like driving a hybrid car🤣🤣

[@ExperienceCN]

Great title!

[@lxfguits]

Considering cost the fossils also usually cost about half as much to buy. From what i have calculated 5-10 year running cost including the purchase price is actually the same wheather you go for fossil or EV. I don't mean to argue that fossils are better or as good and do agree that EV's with their better efficiency are a much nicer option but when you do actually compare the cost per km then it's really the same on both camps. We don't have any government funding for buying an EV so it really doesn't matter as far as money is concerned. You end up paying the same either way. It's just a matter of a very much more expensive car with less fuel cost or a significantly cheaper car with more expensive fuel but the bottom line will still be the same. I also understand this might be different in Norway but my point is that for the end user considering just the cost per km it isn't that black and white.

[@guenthermichaels5303]

Yes, good points. You forgot to add the cost of food, drink and snacks..Every time they stop to charge, they eat. Also we may have an increase in obesity 😃 Also my Mercedes diesel has a range of over 1100 km....no sleeping in car..

[@bjornnyland]

Nope. GLC 300 AWD costs about 800k NOK in Norway. Same price as EQC. And with EQC you get 408 hp instead of 255 hp... lol

[@lxfguits]

​@@bjornnyland Exactly! That's what you have in Norway. My point wasn't to argue about the EQC vs GLC price but rather that it's not as simple everywhere in the world. The price difference between EV vs fossil is even bigger on the more affordable scale when comparing VAG and Stellantis cars. For me when I wan't to go and buy an EV tomorrow I will easily pay at least 10k EUR extra for any EV vs fossil.

[@lxfguits]

@@guenthermichaels5303 You missed my point completely but OK.

[@guenthermichaels5303]

@@bjornnyland that is insane price.. that's $116,000 Cdn... for that money I can buy an S class Mercedes.. or a GLE 450 $ 104,000. OR 2 (TWO) GLC 300 4MATIC... wow. For a Rich country, Norway is insanely expensive..

[@moestrei]

I think the typical EQC owner will not miss Camp Mode.

[@attre3]

800 W over 7 h becomes 5.6 kWh. I am surprised it is this high. 😲 (ignore this old text from before edit: or did you mean 800 Wh over 7h then that becomes 114 W mean heating.)

[@bjornnyland]

It was pulling 800 W (power). The energy used after 7 hours was 5.6 kWh. 5.6 kWh / 7 h = 800 W quick math

[@Mp57navy]

No, quite literally, vegan recipes are great, if you add bacon. No joke.

[@ungallegoenmunich]

And that is why I bought a Model 3! So I can camp in my car! spent 10 out ot 20 nights sleeping in the car doing a road trip to Montenegro! So goood!

[@visobmwvisoleaf]

Hi, when are you testing a new BYD suv?

[@TSLAaddict]

Funny, vegan burger with bacon.

[@nyneak]

800wh/ 0,8 kwh

[@archibaldhaddock7450]

One star hotel :D

[@tobias..6688]

Everything becomes better with bacon, even vegan food 😂

[@privremensam]

It might taste better, but fake meat is still toxic...

[@mnatnael]

@@privremensam its not considered “100% clean” but its still healthier than real meat.

[@vnsolbk]

@@privremensam You mean, it tastes worse, not better. And it MIGHT be more healthy, but some vegan food with soya is not really good for you, and also tastes absolutely shait

[@martinsvensson6884]

@@mnatnael Haha. No its not :) Real meat is what humans evolved on. Is not going to be bad for you. Nature doesnt work that way :)

[@mnatnael]

@@martinsvensson6884 so what if we evolved on meat? We are smarter and know better now. Don’t cling into old shit just because “it used to be that way”. We also evolved by raping, enslaving, murdering, destroying etc… We don’t do that now because we know better. Don’t be ignorant and just google it and you will have your answers.

[@timypp2894]

I with you on that. Everything taste better with bacon on it.

[@hoodedraven5604]

Made me hungry again!😀

[@ITubeTooInc]

8:45 Oh sheeeeeeeeep

[@zaixai9441]

As a Norwegian, do you think Danes have a throat condition?

[@andyhuckle]

why?

[@mikaelskoglund373]

When did bacon and chees get healthy?

[@bjornnyland]

You got trolled so hard the joke went right past your head 🤣

[@BoEscapes]

I know you are joking but to be fair. Just because it's vegan doesn't mean its healthy.

[@bjornnyland]

What the heck is this thing? 🤣

[@NO3V]

What is in there (7:59) is not the shaft. It's metal scaffolding that replaces the gearbox of the ICE version to make production on a common line easier. With ZERO advantage for the buyer. You really are too positive with some cars..

[@bjornnyland]

I have already pointed out many times that EQC doesn't have much space. What's not clear about it? The rest of the car is quite nice though. I can feel that you don't like EQC. But that doesn't change the fact that it's a nice car despite being based on fossil plattform. Lots of people love classic Ioniq, Kona, e-Niro and iX3. And all these cars are also based on fossil cars.

[@DeeSock]

In fairness, in Mercedes Maybach and other superluxury cars you can option an even huger "shaft" between the rear seats which are the most luxurious part of the vehicle. The shaft has advantages such as climate control is faster with less space to control. More amenities stored in shaft fall easily to hand. Cabling and other sensitive equipment are protected well in the shaft from external influences. And shaft creates structure which helps safety too. The shaft subframe also surrounds and protects the drive components located in the front section as well as directing the drive motor away from front occupants seats in a more severe crash. Even years after it's introduction EQC still has safest Euroncap tested combined child and adult occupant safety rating of ANY electric car.

[@NO3V]

@@bjornnyland The koreans are ok value - even compared to their ICE brothers at least considering TCO. The EQC is a net-negative for the EV movement! Imagine walking into a Mercedes dealership (anywhere but in Norway) and comparing EQC and GLC (if you are not in the "Mercedes-EV at any price" camp)..

[@NO3V]

@@DeeSock Sure. I too would chose the pool with sticks and stones in it when jumping in.....

[@byddf]

This video is not brought to me by Stormberg and four more companies

[@alvydasurbonas8913]

You should do a trip in modern diesel or petrol car to show how it goes

[@sidbiciuz2603]

Why disturb the dying? Let them rest in peace!

[@Mr820121]

@@sidbiciuz2603 Try making an MBT run on batteries 😂 diesel is here to stay.

[@kumarraj2012]

Shitty user interface and dumb software.. sigh

[@oplkfdhgk]

How dare you! 😃

[@Das-Radio]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@LasseMJ]

Buttons!!!111

[@SamuraiTacos1]

yummy

[@TheKnutselaar]

😂

[@TimoLahti]

It's not D-E-D but D-E-A-D Just sayin'..

[@bjornnyland]

The joke went straight above your head :P

[@aliendroneservices6621]

Bjørn, research the health effects of omega-6 fatty acids. See: Tucker Goodrich.

[@elektrofahrzeugfreund7840]

1st

[@fteoOpty64]

"Vegan burger with bacon" such an oxymorom. No such thing. Its a freaking Bacon burger!.

[@LasVegar]

No no no, the petty is vegan.